Lady Macbeth's Ambition Analysis
Throughout the tragic play Macbeth by William Shakespeare, one sees that Macbeth and Lady Macbeth long harboured the ambition to one day rule Scotland. One can see that this is completely correct by examining their relationship, characters and forces which tempted them.
In the start of Macbeth, Macbeth was originally loyal, honest, “brave”-[2] and “worthy.”-[2] As the play progresses one sees that Macbeth becomes obsessed with having power. One comes to realise that his “vaulting ambition”-[1] is his hamartia. When the witches foretell that he shall be king, his ambition tempts him to “yield to that suggestion whose horrid image doth unfix [his] hair.”-[1] Macbeth later goes on to describe his ambition as “my black and deep desires,”-[1] which can show that Macbeth himself knows his ambition is evil. His ambition soon drives him to murder Duncan all “for [his] own good.”-[1]
When one looks at Lady Macbeth, one can also see the ambition she has to ensure that Macbeth becomes king and she queen. She knows that Macbeth “is too full o’ th’ milk of human kindness to …show more content…
They are open to each other with regard to everything. In his letter Macbeth calls Lady Macbeth “my dearest partner of greatness.”-[1] They consult each other about everything they plan such as the murder of Duncan. Throughout Macbeth, one sees that along with the witches, lady Macbeth is a major tempting force in the overthrow of the natural order. The witches are the ones who initially spark some evil in Macbeth’s character when he thinks about killing Duncan, but Lady Macbeth is the one who pushes Macbeth to put his thoughts into action. When Macbeth tries to refrain from the murder, Lady Macbeth calls him a “coward”-[2] and says that when Macbeth “...durst do it, then [he is] a man.”-[1] This is the turning point in Macbeth’s character that results in him becoming too ambitious and a “black
In the start of Macbeth, Macbeth was originally loyal, honest, “brave”-[2] and “worthy.”-[2] As the play progresses one sees that Macbeth becomes obsessed with having power. One comes to realise that his “vaulting ambition”-[1] is his hamartia. When the witches foretell that he shall be king, his ambition tempts him to “yield to that suggestion whose horrid image doth unfix [his] hair.”-[1] Macbeth later goes on to describe his ambition as “my black and deep desires,”-[1] which can show that Macbeth himself knows his ambition is evil. His ambition soon drives him to murder Duncan all “for [his] own good.”-[1]
When one looks at Lady Macbeth, one can also see the ambition she has to ensure that Macbeth becomes king and she queen. She knows that Macbeth “is too full o’ th’ milk of human kindness to …show more content…
They are open to each other with regard to everything. In his letter Macbeth calls Lady Macbeth “my dearest partner of greatness.”-[1] They consult each other about everything they plan such as the murder of Duncan. Throughout Macbeth, one sees that along with the witches, lady Macbeth is a major tempting force in the overthrow of the natural order. The witches are the ones who initially spark some evil in Macbeth’s character when he thinks about killing Duncan, but Lady Macbeth is the one who pushes Macbeth to put his thoughts into action. When Macbeth tries to refrain from the murder, Lady Macbeth calls him a “coward”-[2] and says that when Macbeth “...durst do it, then [he is] a man.”-[1] This is the turning point in Macbeth’s character that results in him becoming too ambitious and a “black